Improvement in machines for shearing and booking tobacco



L W. BISBING & i. S. McBUNE.

Mashines fer Shearing and Booking Tnhacm.

No. 137,170. Patented March25,18731.

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Incl-1AM w. msnme, or PHILADELPHIA, FA., AND JOHN s. MLC one, or canDEN, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNORS TO SAID BISBING, JOSEPH O. (JUTHBERT, OFHADDONFIELD, AND LOUIS NORRIS, OF CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY.

IMPROVEMENT lN MACHINES FOR SHEARlNG AND BOOKING TOBACCO.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 137,170, dated March25, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, INGHAM W. Brsmne, of the city of Philadelphia andState of Pennsylvania, and J oHN'S. MOOUNE, of Camden, in the county ofCamden and State of New J ersey, have invented certain Improvements inMachines for Shearing and Booking Tobacco- Leaves, of which thefollowing is a specification:

Our invention, in the first place, relates to the combination of tworolls, having a small middle portion of metal for rolling down thetobacco-stems and the remainder of the rolls outside of the same, facedwith rubber, or equivalent material, for passing the thin portion of theleaves forward and spreading them out simultaneously with the rollingdown and flattening of the stems. In the second place the inventionrelates to the combination, with the rolls, of a pair of shears forcutting off portions of the stalk which adhere to the stems.

By the use of our machine the stems are utilized, thus saving aconsiderable amount of stock. There is also a great saving of time, asthe stock is in much better condition for the workman than whenotherwise prepared. Another advantage results from the fact that thetobacco can be worked much wetter than usual, the rolling tending to drythe leaves.

Figure l is afront elevation of the machine. Fig. 2 is a verticalsection at the dotted line a b of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a longitudinalsection of one of the rolls B.

Like letters in all the figures indicate the same parts. 7

A A are the ends of the standing-frame. B B are the rolls on the shaftsO and 0. They. have a small annular portion, a, of metal for rollingdown the tobacco stem s. The end portions of the rolls are faced withIndiarubber or other equivalent material b. The latter parts spread outthe leaves each side of the stem simultaneously with the flattening androlling down of the stems to the same thickness as the leaves or nearlyso.

of the wheel D 011 the shaft 0 there is a wheel, D which gears into thewheel D on the driving-shaft E.

Power may be communicated to the drivingshaft by means of the treadles FF, or from a motive power by means of a belt passing over the fly-WheelG. If desired, a crank may be used in connection with one of therollershafts.

H is a table upon which the tobacco-leaves are placed for passing themthrough the rolls. I I are plates which guide the leaves from theopposite side of the rolls to prevent them curling around the same. Theyserve, also, as scrapers for cleaning the rolls.

At one end of the machine there is a pair of shears, J J, for cuttinghit any portions of the stalk which may remain in connection with thestems. The shear J has a permanent connection with the contiguous end Aof the frame. The other shear is connected by means of theconnecting-rods K K with the crank L at one end of the driving-shaft E.

The standing shear J has two cutting-edges, so that the shearing may beperformed in both the up and down motions of the movable shear J 5 butit may have only one cutting-edge, if desired.

Instead of the shears J J circular shears may be used attached to oneend of the rollershafts O C.

It will be seen that any number of machines may be in connection on aline by the ext-emsion of the shafts O G.

We claim as our invention 1. The combination of the yielding-rolls B B,having a middle portion, a, of metal, for rolling down the tobaccostems, substantially in the manner above described.

2. The combination of the shears J and J with the rolls B B, forshearing 0% from the stems any remaining portions of the stalks,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

INGHAM W. BISBING. JOHN S. MOOUNE.

Witnesses:

STEPHEN UsrIcK, THOMAS J. BEWI EY.

